As a sixth generation farmer and agriculture instructor at Snow College, Matt Goble is no stranger to the bumps in the road that farming for a living brings. Goble grew up over the mountain in Nephi on his family farming operation where they raised sheep, beef cattle and produced hay and grain crops. He, his…
MORONI—Finding a willing individual to oversee the Miss Moroni Pageant became a challenging task this year, according to Mayor Paul Bailey. In an April city council meeting, it was decided that the mayor, councilmember Jennifer Lamb and the 2020 Miss Moroni Olivia Larsen would work together to oversee the selection of the new 2021 royalty….
(Left): Sanpete’s local cowboys qualify for the National High School Finals. They are (from left to right) Riley Oberg, Jake Tree and Cade Denton. (Right): State champion cow cutting contestant Jake Tree, worked hard to earn the top spot in the state and nail down his spot on the national stage. HEBER—When going up against…
WALES—Delays on the construction of a new water well in Wales are disconcerting to some citizens during the drought that Sanpete County is currently enduring. In 2010, a second well, also known as the Edmund Well, was drilled to help provide enough water for the town. Recently this pump inherited a problem of pulling in…
FOUNTAIN GREEN- Fountain Green opened its new city hall on May 11 and would like the citizens to use it and enjoy all it has to offer. An open house will be held on Friday, June 25 from 5-9 p.m. The fire department will serve hamburgers and hot dogs in the parking lot. “The city…
MT. PLEASANT— The North Sanpete School District honored their classified employees of the year for each school at their last board meeting. Assistant Superintendent Odee Hansen said that without classified employees our kids would not be educated. Those honored were Stephanie Nuttall of Fairview Elementary, DeWayne Mower of Fountain Green Elementary, Brandy Wilson of Mt….
MT. PLEASANT—Twenty-seven Mt Pleasant girls took the stage on Friday night competing for the titles of Mini, Little and Junior Miss Mount Pleasant. With a theme of the night of “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” each one of the contestants did just that. The newly crowned Miss Mount Pleasant, Hope Shelley and her first…
MT. PLEASANT—The 2021 Miss Mt. Pleasant Pageant opened the night with all eight contestants dancing to the song “Feel this Moment.” This opening was choreographed by the pageant directors, who wanted the girls to live in the moment and enjoy every minute of their time on stage at Friday night’s pageant at the North Sanpete…
Alice Sperry of Moroni recently was honored for her work as a school nurse and received the Mary Ito Memorial Award. Sperry has worked for both the North and South Sanpete School Districts for 26 years. She loves working with the students, watching them grow and developing into young adults. The award is based on…
MT. PLEASANT—The North Sanpete School District has selected Cindy Johansen, an English and choir teacher for the past 25 years at the North Sanpete Middle School, as the district “Teacher of the Year.” Johansen will move on to be considered for the Utah Teacher of the Year. She was chosen from a pool of eight…
GRANTSVILLE—Students in Corby Briggs classes at North Sanpete Middle School took second place in their division at the Mountain West Grand Prix Greenpower Race at the Miller Motor Sports Park on April 20. “Students in the class have been working on improvements to their car since January,” said Briggs. “We weren’t able to compete last…
North Sanpete and Manti High School were filled with beautiful dresses and tuxedos as students from both schools enjoyed their junior prom last weekend. After a difficult year of COVID regulations, Manti held their promenade, “Night Under the Northern Lights” on the football field Saturday night in front of their parents and family members. Talia…
DELTA—The North Sanpete Future Farmers of American (FFA) recently competed at the Utah State FFA Area 7 contests held in Delta. In the judging competition, North Sanpete’s Forestry team took a third place overall. The team consists of Freshman Karson Curtis, Sophomore Tyler Blakely and Junior Kasey Curtis. This was their first time competing together…
MT PLEASANT—At least 60 elementary school students showed up on “Clay Day” to add their own piece of history to a new sculpture of Chief Sanpitch that local artist and Snow College professor Brad Taggart has been commissioned to create. Local school children and other residents were invited to take part in history by adding…
MT. PLEASANT—The North Sanpete High School musical “Beauty and the Beast” was performed in front of sold out crowds each night last week. Each performance was filled with fun music, lots of laughter and great talent from the actors. “Belle was amazing,” said Kaylee, a sixth-grader from Mt Pleasant Elementary who watched the performance three…